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2008 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence

The internet: There sure is a lot of stuff on it. In the course of a year of browsing, we’ve discovered some favorites that deserve some sort of award—in fact, this sort of award. Presenting the 2008 Eddys. (Awards | May 23, 2008)

2007 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence

We read and see a lot of web sites, and though most are terrible, some are extraordinary. Presenting the 2007 edition of TMN’s annual Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence. (Awards | May 24, 2007)

2006 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence

Web Geeks Unite! was the original slogan when The Morning News launched in 1999, and though our mission has changed, the spirit is undiminished. Presenting TMN’s 2006 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence. (Awards | May 25, 2006)

Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta

After dozens of entries and hundreds of footnotes—and the demise of the publishing industry—we’re pleased to publish the winner of our plagiarism contest, BONNIE FURLONG, and her story, “The Parlourmaid’s Tale, or, MS in a Dustbin.” (Contest | May 18, 2006)

Steal This Book, and That Book, and That Book…

Announcing the TMN “Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta” Contest, where you, as “writer,” plagiarize as much as you want, for a sort-of original story. Start cribbing now—the entry deadline is in two weeks! (Contest | May 1, 2006)

The Seven Veils of Self-Importance

The bets are in, the brackets are filled out, and the judges have sharpened their knives. Welcome to the 2006 Tournament of Books, sponsored by Powells.com. (The Rooster | March 20, 2006)

2005 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence

Web Geeks Unite! was our original slogan when we launched this site in 1999, and while the tagline has changed, the spirit is undiminished. Editors ANDREW WOMACK and ROSECRANS BALDWIN share their picks for this year’s Editors’ Awards. (Opinions | May 19, 2005)

The First Annual TMN Tournament of Books: Final Round!

Humiliating upsets, stunning defeats, the ever-surprising longevity of Tom Wolfe—it has all come down to this: the last match of The First Annual TMN Tournament of Books, sponsored by Powells.com. (Opinions | February 28, 2005)

Announcing The First Annual TMN Tournament of Books

Place your bets! Thumb your books! It’s time for literature to quit its prissy posturing and get pummeled! Introducing The First Annual TMN Tournament of Books, sponsored by Powells.com. (Opinions | February 7, 2005)

The First Annual TMN Tournament of Books

Too often are literary awards arbitrary, dull, or meaningless. Too rarely are they determined by an NCAA-style Battle Royale of bloodthirsty competition. It’s time for a change. ROSECRANS BALDWIN and KEVIN GUILFOILE announce The First Annual TMN Tournament of Books—complete with downloadable brackets poster!—sponsored by Powells.com. (Opinions | January 20, 2005)

2004 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence

The web is an awfully tangled place, but there are jewels in the strands. Presenting The Morning News 2004 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence, where advanced technology, top-notch prose, and pictures of cats are equally admired. (Opinions | May 18, 2004)


TODAY’S FEATURE

A Point-by-Point Evaluation of My Build-a-Bear Workshop Experience

If you could have any bear in the world—what would it look like? A mall visit poses tempting challenges, as FORTUNATO SALAZAR constructs an ursine fantasy.

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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Non-Expert Rosecrans Baldwin finishes the lyrics that Mr. Simon left behind.

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City of Refuge

In his new novel, Tom Piazza vividly describes the few days before and after Hurricane Katrina wrought mayhem on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.